Shooter vs goalie · 2026-27
Mackenzie Blackwood vs Rickard Rakell
Rakell has 0 goals on 14 shots against Blackwood (2.1 expected).
This week Blackwood has no games left; Rakell has no games left.
- • Blackwood has played 10 of the Avalanche's 13 games since Oct 19 (in and out of the lineup).
- • Rakell, last 10 games (Oct 22–Nov 14): 5 G, 2 A, 2 PPP, 24 SOG.
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Head-to-head: Blackwood vs Rakell
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2018-19 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Rickard Rakell shooting on Mackenzie Blackwood
- Goals
- 0
- Shots on goal
- 14
- Expected goals
- 2.08
- Blackwood SV%
- 1.000
22 unblocked attempts. Mackenzie Blackwood has stopped 2.1 more than expected.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Blackwood | Rakell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | COL 5–2 PIT | 30/32 SV | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2026-03-24 | COL 6–2 PIT | 0/0 SV | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2026-03-16 | COL 2–7 PIT | 11/15 SV | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-03-04 | COL 4–1 PIT | 0/0 SV | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2024-11-16 | SJS 3–4 PIT | 25/26 SV | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2023-11-04 | SJS 2–10 PIT | 12/18 SV | 0G 2A 6S |
| 2023-04-04 | NJD 5–1 PIT | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-02-18 | NJD 5–2 PIT | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2023-01-22 | NJD 2–1 PIT | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-12-30 | NJD 4–2 PIT | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2020-03-01 | NJD 3–0 ANA | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2019-12-18 | NJD 3–1 ANA | 26/27 SV | 0G 0A 1S |
Latest 12 of 13 meetings.
This week's schedule
Nov 9 to Nov 15. More games usually wins a weekly start/sit. Chips show how many fantasy points the opponent allows to the player's position (soft or tough), the Schedule Edge from rest and travel, and the likely opposing goalie with his save percentage. Projections cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed and, for goalies, weighted by the chance he starts, in ESPN default points.
Mackenzie Blackwood
3games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Nov 10 @ TOROpp allows 10th-most FP to GLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.881)
- Thu, Nov 12 @ OTTOpp allows 6th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.939)
- Sat, Nov 14 @ MTLOpp allows 9th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.852)
Rickard Rakell
2games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Nov 11 @ SJSOpp allows 14th-most FP to RWLikely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.890)
- Sat, Nov 14 vs OTTOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.939)
Player data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- In 2022-23, Four NHL Players Wore a Number in the 90s for Every One in No. 9 The count was 53 to 13, and the incomplete 2025-26 rosters show the same split, 51 to 12.
- The 1,000-Game Club Had Its Biggest Year. Getting In Is No Easier. Seventeen players reached 1,000 NHL games in 2025-26, more than in any season before, in the biggest league the NHL has had.
- Only 14 NHL Defencemen Still Score Like Ken Daneyko A stay-at-home defenceman stays back to defend and leaves the scoring to others.
- How Much Lighter Did the NHL Really Get? Teams write down NHL weights.
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FAQ
- How have Blackwood and Rakell done against each other?
- In 13 games against each other in our data, Blackwood's team went 9–4.
2026-27 regular season from NHL play-by-play, shift charts and NHL EDGE, processed by Edgehalla. Head-to-head covers every loaded season (play-by-play from 2019-20; on-ice matchups from 2025-26).Compare other players →